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I'm leaving Thursday for my first trip to Beqa myself. For those of you who have been, anything to keep in mind in terms of what to bring? I know, usual dive gear, but what about clothing this time of year? IT's winter there, but will it be cold enough to need/want a pair of pants or a...

Well, you could get a $500,000 condo - that's what I've got. But, because of weird prop 13 laws and the fact that I inherited it from my grandparents (had to buy out the family, but it still was a direct line to a relative, so the prop. value got passed down), I'm still assessed at the $10,000...

I shows on Beqa's website that they have package deals - including airfare from LAX, diving, and food, for approx. $2500/week. That's not too bad....

You've not been on the Truth Aquatics fleet, have you? Soooo much better CA liveaboard than the Encore. Definitely the best US Diving I've done, but that's mostly limited to CA and a not so great experience in HI.

I saw one last month at Farnsworth Banks. It was beautiful, swimming through the water column out in the blue. The only pic I got of it didn't come out very well, but I luckily have the memory clear.

We had a group of 4 from CA at CCV this past July. With water temps averaging 86 degrees, and us used to the 50's, we didn't even need 3 mils. I brought mine, but never got it wet. I used my lycra skin (there were jellies in the water that I didn't want to worry about), but my buddy didn't...

That's interesting (about the diver at CCV). When we were there a few months ago, they made the speech at the beginning asking us not to wear gloves, but it wasn't enforced. There were a number of people on my boat who chose to wear 1 glove, on their non-dominant hand. That way, it was there...

I had also heard, and correct me if I'm wrong (Dr Bill, I'm sure you'd know this), that the urchins emit some sort of signal when they get harmed (ie - cut up) that tells the other urchins that danger is present. This signal causes them to release their gametes (reproductive "pieces") into the...

We went to CCV this summer and had a marvelous time. I would recommend anyone interested in getting the most of their diving to go there, but since that's the only place I've been, I'm also biased. From what I've read, it does seem that you can't go wrong with any of the resorts on Roatan...

Yep - I ordered from them, too, and am very happy with them. The 50 you get in an order lasts a long time, too!

This reminds me of my recent vacation. We went to Roatan and stayed at Cocoview Resort. Those of you who have been there recently know that they have a collection of eels in the water directly under the dining room/plank area (maybe 2 feet of water). Apparently, they started a few months ago...

How long are you going to be in Roatan for? I just returned from a week at Cocoview myself, and it seemed to me that there wasn't a whole lot to offer to a non-diver. Maybe 3 days worth of activities, tops (unless he/she is interested in just laying on the beach all day?). I took a Nitrox...

That's great to hear, thanks for posting! I'm heading to Oahu for business next week, and was considering diving with them. I hadn't heard any reviews one way or the other, so this was very helpful. Thanks for posting!

I hope so....we've got our annual 3-day trip with them scheduld for August 18th. They're telling us it's scheduled to be back in service on the 13th. That's cutting it a bit close for me, but i'm staying positive and hoping it works out. I've gone the last 2 years, and had a blast both...

Rick, What resort are you staying at? We're heading to Cocoview tonight - maybe we'll see you there!

Depending on how you do this, it could just be reinforcing the behavior for them. If you pick them up and move them every time they get on your lanai, they might be learning that "go to lanai = get attention" and therefore be unintentionally reinforcing that behavior. A good cat deterant is...

Hey, my parents have a 20 year old cat that they're doing the same thing for - they've been doing it for 3 years now, and besides being generally old and sleepy, the cat is doing fine. They do bloodwork on her occaisionally, and the vet said that the iv is helping her so much, her kidney...

But, Hawaii is in the US. Why would you need a passport going there? :confused: It's a domestic flight....

Lisa, Wow - that magnifier looks very tempting. Do you know what that came out to in US $'s? Let us know how it works out when it comes. Oh, and I love that turtle shot, too - it's a great pic!

So, did you remove the goggles before putting on your mask? I have a picture of you with the mask over the goggles, but I'm thinking (hoping) that's not right....